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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Isaiah 51 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/isaiah/51.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/isaiah/51-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Isaiah 51</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../isaiah/50.htm" title="Isaiah 50">◄</a> Isaiah 51 <a href="../isaiah/52.htm" title="Isaiah 52">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">The Lord Will Bring Comfort</h3>1<a href="#fn" id="link_Isa.51.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> If you want to do rightand obey the Lord,follow Abraham's example.He was the rock from whichyou were chipped.2God chose Abraham and Sarahto be your ancestors.The Lord blessed Abraham,and from that one mancame many descendants.3Though Zion is in ruins,the Lord will bring comfort,and the city will be as lovelyas the garden of Edenthat he provided.Then Zion will celebrate;it will be thankfuland sing joyful songs.<h3 class="s1">The Lord's Victory Will Last</h3>4The Lord says:You are my people and nation!So pay attention to me.My teaching will cause justiceto shine like a lightfor every nation.5Those who live across the seaare eagerly waitingfor me to rescue them.I am strong and ready;soon I will come to saveand to rule all nations.6Look closely at the sky!Stare at the earth.The sky will vanish like smoke;the earth will wear outlike clothes.Everyone on this earthwill die like flies.But my victory will last;my saving power never ends.7If you want to do rightand obey my teachingwith all your heart,then pay close attention.Don't be discouragedwhen others insult youand say hurtful things.8They will be eaten awaylike a moth-eaten coat.But my victory will last;my saving powerwill never end.<h3 class="s1">A Prayer for the Lord's Help</h3>9Wake up! Do something, Lord.Be strong and ready.Wake up! Do what you didfor our people long ago.Didn't you chop upRahab<a href="#fn" id="link_Isa.51.9!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> the monster?10Didn't you dry up the deep seaand make a road for your peopleto follow safely across?11Now those you have rescuedwill return to Jerusalem,singing on their way.They will be crownedwith great happiness,never again to be burdenedwith sadness and sorrow.<h3 class="s1">The Lord Gives Hope</h3>12I am the Lord, the onewho encourages you.Why are you afraidof mere humans?They dry up and die like grass.13I spread out the heavensand laid foundationsfor the earth.But you have forgotten me,your Lord and Creator.All day long you were afraidof those who were angryand hoped to oppress you.Where are they now?14Everyone crying out in painwill be quickly set free;they will be rescuedfrom the power of deathand never go hungry.15I will help thembecause I am your God,the Lord All-Powerful,who makes the ocean roar.16I have told you what to say,and I will keep you safein the palm of my hand.I spread out the heavensand laid foundationsfor the earth.Now I say, “Jerusalem,your people are mine.”<h3 class="s1">A Warning to Jerusalem</h3>17<a href="#Isa.51.17!x.1" id="link_Isa.51.17!x.1" class="notelink x-link"></a> Jerusalem, wake up! Stand up!You've drunk too muchfrom the cup filledwith the Lord's anger.You have swallowed every drop,and you can't walk straight.18Not one of your many childrenis there to guide youor to offer a helping hand.19You have been destroyedby war and by famine;I cannot comfort you.<a href="#Isa.51.19!f.1" id="link_Isa.51.19!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 20The Lord your God is angry,and on every street corneryour children lie helpless,like deer trapped in nets.21You are in trouble and drunk,but not from wine.So pay close attention22to the Lord your God,who defends you and says,“I have taken from your handsthe cup filled with my angerthat made you drunk.You will never be forcedto drink it again.23Instead I will give itto your brutal enemies,who treated you like dirtand walked all over you.”</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">51.9 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Rahab: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This may refer to Egypt at the time of the exodus.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">51.19 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">I … you: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. 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